Blast from the Past Page #2

CALVIN:

How's that?

GUEST:

Just what the doctor ordered!

Calvin gives the man his patented thumbs-up sign.

ANGLE - BETTY AND RUTH

over by the patio doors. We can see Calvin's shop through

the window.

BETTY:

With all his money they could have

moved to Beverly Hills, but they

decided to stay in the Valley. Calvin

spends all his time tinkering out

there in his workshop. If you ask me

it's all very strange.

WOMAN GUEST #1

(chiming in)

He dug a huge hole out there for a

swimming pool. Then he decided he

didn't want it and filled the thing

in. And what's that big, high fence

for?

The women look at Calvin.

ANGLE - CALVIN

with guests (one is called Harold) at the bar.

CALVIN:

There currently exists a type of neon

light that lasts five years. But you

won't see it on the market. Same is

true of batteries. I could take your

simple yacht battery and rig it to

last a decade, easily.

HAROLD:

Well, what the heck kind of a

marketing system can't get great new

products like that out to the public?

CALVIN:

(intense)

A veeeery good one, Harold. Free

market capitalism may not be a perfect

order, but it's the best we've got, or

will ever have. And why? Three

reasons!

Poor Harold.

INT. KITCHEN - SAME TIME

Most of the guests are women, gabbing and helping Helen

out as she removes a pot roast from the oven and busily

jumps around the kitchen.

WOMAN GUEST #2

Say, Helen? What does Calvin think

about this trouble down in Cuba?

HELEN:

(rolling her eyes)

Oh, please don't bring that up!

EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT, MOMENTS LATER

A late guest named RON hurries up the walkway and into

the house.

SCENE 8 OMITTED

INT. LIVING ROOM - A SECOND LATER

Calvin is with another guest.

CALVIN:

I'd say my baseball card collection is

as complete as any one I've ever seen.

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